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*Khmer Dream Com*

Traditional Guitar (Char Peiy Dong Veng)

AS the curtains draw open and the lights come up, the sound of an argument breaks out on the stage. But the audience sits quietly attentive to the scene playing out before them.

Two grandsons, Chok and Chem, are fighting over money - until their grandfather intervenes.

It is the opening scene of Panchapor, a tale exploring issues of modernity confronting Cambodia, its rich traditional heritage and its identity.

Panchapor means five colours in Khmer, or spectrum - but the young director says it also represents bringing different colours, knowledge and backgrounds of people together.

With her soybean Cambodian complexion, Panchapor director Chey Chankethya is a young classical art teacher at the Royal University of Fine Art.

Smiling after the show, she said she was happy that the scenes had made people in the hall laugh and applaud.

Reflecting further, she said she had integrated the diverse art forms with the idea of providing a space where young people and families could collaborate in Cambodia’s rich artistic heritage.

The concert featured Cambodian classical dance and narrative, yike, folk dance and music, martial arts, circus, modern hip-hop dance and the chapei - a long-necked two-stringed guitar. It was performed the weekend before last at the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Centre at the Institute of Foreign Languages at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Read the rest of this entry »

*geocities com*

Van Vanak

Van Vanak__________________________________________________

Van Vanak was also a well-known star. He was a rather good looking guy with mascular body. It can be said that he was the most handsome Cambodian star. As a new comer into the movie industry, he did not get to play in many movies. Most of the movies that he made were action movies. He was built to play in those type of movies. Without the war, he could be the biggest action star in Cambodia. One of the movies that Van Vanak starred in is, Sovan Panja. In this adventure movie, he was out to revenge the death of his father, the former king. Along the way, he recieved assistance from a woman named Sovan Panja, played by Vichara Darny. Through her, he was able to revenge the death of his father.

Ly Rattanak

Ly Rattanak _________________________________________________

He is the famous child in the movie Orn Euy Srey Orn. It's not clear of how many films he had made, but he sure does have talents for his age. If there wasn't war in Cambodia, he would have become a great movie star. I was always wonder if he escaped the "Killing Field". But one day, a fan of Noko Khmer dropped me a note saying that Ly Rattanak is still alive and is currently owning a tattoo shop in the United States. The person who told me this claimed to be related to him. Well, I hope this is true.

Trente Deux

Trente Deux _________________________________________________
	The famous comedians known for his skinny look and his unique country-side accent in all the films that he played in. Trente Deux starred in many films where laughter scenes were needed. He mostly starred as a supporting actor. One movie that he played as a leading role was called, Kondap Dai Daek 32 (Fist off Fury 32). I have not seen this movie but I guess this was an adaptation of Bruce Lee 's Fist of Fury. By the way did you know that "Trente Deux" means 32 in French? Why was he called that, I don't know. Trente Deux also died during the Khmer Rouge Era, fortunately he left a son behind who looks almost exactly like his father. His name is Vang Deux; it means 22 in French. Like his father, Vang Deux chose comedy to be his career. However, instead of having country-side accent like his father he choose to have Vietnamese accent instead when talking.

Nop Nem and Virak Dara

Nop Nem and Virak Dara______________________________________
	Known to be husband and wife off screen; they both played in Orn Euy Srei Orn. Nop Nem played as "Ar Suos", the vilian, and Virak Dara played "Srey Orn", the main female character. As you can tell from her look, Virak Dara was not all Cambodian. She had the European look and in fact she was half French. She also has a French name which was called, Nathalie. Virak Dara can also be found starring in another movie called, Sapraset. This is a movie based on a famous novel by the same name. In this movie, she played as a princess who was born with the mind set of not talking to men, even her own father. As it turned out, whoever could make her talk would be entitled by the king to be her husband. Many men in the kingdom tried but failed to make her talk. This was when Kong Som Eurn came to the rescue.

Dee Savait

Dee Savait_ _________________________________________________
	Almost equally popular as Vichara Darny was Dee Savait. She was also one talented Khmer movie star. On top of that, she was the luckiest one that was able to escape death from the Khmer Rouge regime. It was hard to imagine a person as well-known as her could escape from that era alive. I thank god for her. Dee Savait had also made her mark in Khmer movie industry. She played in many great movies such as Poss Kaing Korng, Velveng Na Borng, and Bopha Angkor (This is her most recent movie and the popular one also because it was a joint production with Thai movie company and stars.) Currently, Dee Savait is living in France. She appeared a couple of times in recent Khmer concerts.